This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist. The award has been given out every year since the first annual Soul Train Music Awards in 1987.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980s Year Artist Ref 1987 Gregory Abbott Club Nouveau The Jets Shirley Murdock 1988 Miki Howard Terence Trent D'Arby Exposé Shanice 1989 Al B. Sure! Guy Karyn White BeBe & CeCe Winans
1990s Year Artist Ref 1990 David Peaston Eric Gable Soul II Soul Young MC 1991 Mariah Carey Oleta Adams En Vogue Vanilla Ice 1992 Boyz II Men Color Me Badd Jodeci Lisa Fischer 1993 Mary J. Blige Arrested Development Kris Kross Shai 1994 H-Town Angie and Debbie Tag Team Xscape 1995 Brandy 69 Boyz Aaliyah Tanya Blount 1996 D'Angelo Faith Evans Junior M.A.F.I.A. Monica 1997 Maxwell 112 AZ Yet Tony Rich 1998 Erykah Badu God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation Missy Elliott Puff Daddy 1999 Kelly Price Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz Mýa Trin-i-tee 5:7
2000s Year Artist Ref 2000 Juvenile Eve Ideal Angie Stone 2001 Nelly Lil' Bow Wow Jill Scott Carl Thomas 2002 Alicia Keys Fabolous India.Arie Bubba Sparxxx 2003 Amerie Heather Headley Nappy Roots Tweet 2004 Chingy G-Unit Ruben Studdard Kanye West 2005 Ciara Fantasia J-Kwon John Legend 2006 Chris Brown LeToya Leela James Lyfe Jennings Bobby Valentino 2007 Ne-Yo Lupe Fiasco Rick Ross Yung Joc 2008 colspan="2" 2009 Keri Hilson Drake Jazmine Sullivan Ryan Leslie Solange
2010s Year Artist Ref 2010 Melanie Fiona soultrain awards B.o.B Nicki Minaj Dondria 2011 Miguel Soul Train Awards 2011|Nominees & Winners.BET Entertainment Marsha Ambrosius Bruno Mars Frank Ocean 2012 Elle Varner Robert Glasper J. Cole Luke James Emeli Sandé 2013 K. Michelle Tamar Braxton Bridget Kelly Kendrick Lamar TGT 2014 Nico & Vinz Jhené Aiko August Alsina Sevyn Streeter Liv Warfield Mack Wilds 2015 Jidenna Alessia Cara Dej Loaf Jussie Smollett Tinashe 2016 Chance the Rapper Andra Day Ro James Tory Lanez Anderson .Paak Bryson Tiller2017 SZA H.E.R. Kevin Ross Khalid 6lack2018 Daniel Caesar Jorja Smith Kali Uchis Leon Thomas Normani Queen Naija2019 Summer Walker Lucky Daye Mahalia Nicole Bus Pink Sweat$ YK Osiris
2020s Year Artist Ref 2020 Snoh Aalegra Giveon Layton Greene Lonr. SAINt JHN Victoria Monét 2021 Yung Bleu Blxst Capella Grey Morray Tems Tone Stith 2022 Tems CKay Coco Jones Dixson Doechii Fireboy DML Muni LongSteve Lacy 2023 Coco Jones Ambré Ayra Starr Doechii Flo Fridayy TylaWanMor
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